Rogue River Bit O Paradise
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Hiked in with Jen. Jen left on Sunday. John and I stayed until Sept 26, Sunday. We hiked Devils backbone to Brushy Bar. Nice hike worth doing. We fished everyday. Night crawlers and little Cleo lureLue lisää
Hiked in with Jen. Jen left on Sunday. John and I stayed until Sept 26, Sunday. We hiked Devils backbone to Brushy Bar. Nice hike worth doing. We fished everyday. Night crawlers and little Cleo lureLue lisää
Hiked out of the Rogue cabin to our car. The hike took about 2 1/2 hours. The bridge is out at Marial which makes the hike longer. When it’s fixed the hike should take about 1 1/2 hours. The roadLue lisää
We headed out on Rte 38 up the Umpqua River. Stop for gas, coffee and muffins in Glide. A huge fire had just gone through most of the Rte 38 road. Many spots were still smoking, houses and buildingsLue lisää
Drove to the head waters of the Metolius. Then hiked down the river starting at Canyon Creek for about a mile or so and then turned around. You can hike all the way to the fish hatchery. BeautifulLue lisää
Hiked Smith Rock State Park with Gail Wilson. John and I did the Misery Trail and the Mesa Verde trails. It creates a loop that goes along the Crooked River and then up over the peak. Took about 3Lue lisää
Left Gail’s house around 8:30 on 97, 126, 26, 7, and finally 86 to Cooperfield campground. We stopped at Painted Hills which was somewhat uneventful. Then Sheep Rock also was uneventful but thereLue lisää
Had cereal for breakfast. The snake river has 3 hydroelectric dams in a row. We are staying next to the middle dam, Oxbow. We drove down to the last dam, Hells Canyon dam today. It’s a pretty driveLue lisää
Leisurely morning. Left around 11:30 and found the tunnels to Oxbow dam. Then drove to Brownlee dam and saw 4 deer along the way. We viewed the dam from a variety of viewpoints. We were certainLue lisää
We took a jet boat ride down the snake today. We left from just below the Hells Canyon Dam with Hells Canyon adventure. It cost $200 each which included lunch. We left around 10:15. Fun way to see theLue lisää
We left Ollokot and drove to Joseph. Cute artsy town with great large bronze statues. Drove along Wallowa lake to the end. There is a state park with RV and tent sites and some lodges and cabins. TheLue lisää